Coach Matt Nutley has over 20 years of lacrosse coaching experience, from founding and directing coaching camps and clinics nationwide, to directing large-scale youth programs throughout Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic, to college coaching, and coaching at the international level for Team Finland. Between 2010 and 2012, Nutley twice lead the Finns – in the European and World Championships –

During his time at Bridgton Academy, Nutley had the opportunity to coach and mentor over a dozen future Division I collegiate athletes, as well as Steven Brooks, a two-time national champion at Syracuse University, and two-time Major League Lacrosse (MLL) champion with the Chesapeake Bayhawks. He also has coached a number of players who have gone on to the professional level.

Matt Nutley is a 1999 graduate of Mercyhurst University, where he received a degree in Sports Science. He was also a member of the Marine Corps, serving in the Persian Gulf and receiving three Meritorious Masts for his service. Nutley also had a nine-year career as a firefighter and rescue diver. While at Bridgton Academy, Nutley will work in the school’s Admissions office, and will reside on campus with his family.